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A one bedroom unit at Sunshine sold for $245,000 making it Melbourne’s most cheapest weekend auction sale.
Located at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-unit-vic-sunshine-124099310" target="_blank">4/136-140 Wright Street</a>, the property was offered through Douglas Kay Real Estate agents Adrian Kay and Anthony Caccamo.
The adjoining villa sold for $242,000.
They both sold at $67,500 in 2001.
The median price of one bedroom units in Sunshine is $270,000, with the sale $25,000 short of the median price.
The median price of units overall in Sunshine is $352,500 while houses have a median price of $700,000.
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One bedroom Sunshine unit sold for $245,000

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Apartments are the main options for first home buyers within the inner west, according to HTW’s Month in Review: March 2017. 
The valuation firm says many new apartment buildings are being constructed within the suburbs of West Melbourne, Parkville and Travancore, while further west in the suburbs of Sunshine and Sunshine West there are affordable townhouse options.
According to CoreLogic, the median unit sale price in January 2017 for West Melbourne was $497,000, Parkville $497,000, Travancore $480,000, Sunshine $351,000 and Sunshine West $351,000 (source: RP Data).
“Developers particularly within the Sunshine area are building affordable townhouses for the first home buyer,” HTW says.
“Furthermore, within the inner suburbs apartments are being tailored and marketed to first home buyers by developers.
“Due to the magnitude of development currently occurring within the inner suburbs, first home buyers should be cautious when buying apartments.
“Once a volume of new stock comes to the market it could pose a risk to the apartment market.”
A two bedroom unit at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-unit-vic-sunshine+west-124730726" target="_blank">2/3 Gum Street</a>, Sunshine West (above) has been listed for between $360,000 to $390,000.
Similarly a two bedroom unit at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-unit-vic-sunshine-124919230" target="_blank">8/39 Fraser Street</a>, Sunshine (below) has been listed in excess of $340,000.
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A two bedroom apartment at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-vic-west+melbourne-123487762" target="_blank">503/55 Jeffcott Street</a>, West Melbourne (below) has been listed for between $438,000 to $475,000.
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Similarly a one bedroom apartment at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-apartment-vic-west+melbourne-123861814" target="_blank">703/9 Dryburgh Street</a>, West Melbourne (below) has been listed for $478,600.
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Victoria's Sunshine West a rising market for first home buyers: HTW

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In 2016, there was a large increase in demand for properties in Sunshine, 11 kilometres west of Melbourne’s CBD, according to HTW’s February 2017 update.
The valuation firm says the median house price grew $172,000 or 25.5% to $847,500 from the start of the year to December 2016.
“It will be interesting to watch if this price growth spills over into surrounding suburbs such as Sunshine North over the next 12 months,” the firm says.
“With a median house price in Sunshine North of $654,500 and $613,250 in Ardeer, according to CoreLogic, these price points are well below that of the hotspot of Sunshine and it will be worth observing if this gap closes during 2017.”
Further west, the new Caroline Springs V-Line train station and line duplication between Melton and Deerpark is opening in February 2017.
Serving Caroline Springs as well as the adjoining suburbs of Burnside, Plumpton, Taylors and Hillside, this is a highly anticipated major infrastructure boost to this western growth corridor of Melbourne.
It is expected to be used by 1,500 people per day rising to 4,800 per day in 2020, according to PTV.
The outer western suburbs such as Wyndham Vale, Werribee, Tarneit and Truganina still provide affordable entry in to the current property market, HTW says.
The median sale price in December 2016 for Wyndham Vale was $416,000, Werribee was $455,000, Tarneit was $530,000 and Truganina was $478,000, according to CoreLogic.
A three bedroom house at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-wyndham+vale-124537494" target="_blank">56 Evergreen Drive</a>, Wyndham Vale (above) is currently listed for between $429,000 to $459,000.
A three bedroom house at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-werribee-124475122" target="_blank">53 Duncans Road</a>, Werribee (below) is currently listed for sale.
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“Development is occurring at a rapid pace in this area and there are many large estates at various stages of construction,” says HTW.
The population of Truganina is forecast to double to 40,000 by 2036 while that of Tarneit will almost triple to 89,417 in the same period, according to Wyndham City Council data.
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New rail infrastructure to boost western Melbourne property market: HTW 

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CVA have leased a modern 2,117 square metres Sunshine office/warehouse space.
The industrial facility located within the established industrial precinct of Sunshine was leased for $155,000 per annum to Cardno Construction Sciences Pty Ltd on three plus three year term, representing a building rate of $73.22 per square metre.
The property features a clear span warehouse of 1,867 square metres with an internal clearance of seven metres and three motorised roller shutter doors.
The fully air-conditioned office component of 250 square metres includes a reception area, open plan and partitioned office space, and floor to ceiling windows providing excellent natural light.
The site is conveniently located close to Somerville Road, Fairbairn Road and the Western Ring Road.
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Modern office/warehouse at Sunshine leased for $155,000 annually

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Works are about to commence on the Brimbank Community and Civic Centre, heralding another addition to architecture firm Lyons expanding civil and educational repertoire. Construction tenders are due for the complex, which is expected will deliver a first-class outcome for the local community.

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The design includes an exceptional new Sunshine Library set over the first two floors with a large double height reading room and areas for different user groups including children, teens, and adults.

A new customer service centre and a local history interpretive centre make up the ground floor footprint. The second floor also includes a learning centre and community rooms, the council chamber, and an exhibition space.
<cite><a href="http://www.brimbank.vic.gov.au/DEVELOPMENT/Major_Council_Projects/Brimbank_Community_and_Civic_Centre">Brimbank City Council: Brimbank Community and Civic Centre</a></cite>
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The $52 million facility will also showcase a slice of Sunshine's history, with a heritage harvester machine relocated to the building and potentially suspended from the ceiling within the foyer. Lyons have also incorporated a saw tooth element to the facade, in recognition of the Sunshine Harvester Works which were prevalent onsite in times gone by.

When complete the Brimbank Community and Civic Centre is hoped to become a design beacon within the wider Sunshine town centre which is progressively undergoing renewal. Brimbank City Council hope the building will set a benchmark for the quality of future projects, while also facilitating additional development within the precinct which has provisions for 30m (10 level residential) buildings according to structure plans.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/artists_impression_of_north_east_perspective_of_brimbank_civic_and_community_centre.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Artists impression of the complex. Image courtesy Brimbank City Council"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="460" src="/sites/urbanmelbourne.info/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/artists_impression_of_north_east_perspective_of_brimbank_civic_and_community_centre.jpg?itok=bQcXagr6" title="Artists impression of the complex. Image courtesy Brimbank City Council" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Artists impression of the complex. Image courtesy Brimbank City Council</figcaption></figure>The Brimbank Community and Civic Centre will join two existing municipal buildings designed by Lyons. Seen below, <a href="http://www.lyonsarch.com.au/hume-city-council-office-building/?b=1" target="_blank">Hume City Council's offices</a> were completed during 2007 and promptly won the National Australian Institute of Architects' Harry Seidler Award for Commercial Architecture in 2008.

More recently <a href="http://www.lyonsarch.com.au/dandenong-municipal-building/?b=1" target="_blank">The City of Greater Dandenong Municipal Building Project</a> was opened earlier in 2014. Similar to Brimbank's new domicile, the mixed-use Dandenong complex includes the city's new offices, a public library, community meeting rooms and Council Chambers. A landscaped civic square and retail shops round out the 13,000m² facility.

Many design elements are evident over all three buildings in a uniquely Lyons style, including the use of bold colours, embellished entry points and liberally applied external louvres. In a wider context Lyons have successfully delivered a swag of large municipal and tertiary projects in recent years; it seems that when a design statement is required in such a context, Lyons are the architecture firm of choice.

<figure><a class="colorbox colorbox-insert-image" href="https://res.cloudinary.com/dz9xllyip/image/fetch/q_auto:good/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/www.urban.com.au/s3fs-public/pictures/article-images/image21lyons.jpg" rel="gallery-all" title="Hume city Council. Images © Lyons"><img alt="" class="image-article-full-width-580px" height="387" src="/sites/urbanmelbourne.info/files/styles/article_full_width_580px/public/pictures/article-images/image21lyons.jpg?itok=zvP9nyve" title="Hume city Council. Images © Lyons" width="580"></a>

<figcaption>Hume City Council. Images © Lyons</figcaption></figure>The Brimbank Community and Civic Centre's construction program will see works begin next month, with the Sunshine Library and Customer Service Centre being temporarily relocated for the period of construction. All going to plan the new facility will be ready for occupancy mid-2016.
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